Disposable suppository casing



June 8, 1954 F, LlNzMAYgR DIsPosABLE suPPosIToRY cAsI'NG Filed April 4,1952 A TTR/VEY Patented June 8, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT orsll:

2,680,442 DISPOSABLE SUPPOSITORY CASING Frank L. Linzmayer, Keyport, N.J. Application April 4,1952, Serial No. 280,591 2 Claims. (Cl. 128-7264)rl'his invention relates to casings for supposiand it will depend uponthe suppository `mounted torles and more particularly to disposablecasings within t he casing to supply the required rigidity casing isformed to be affixed to a holder which from the casing, the casing willbe flexible and provides the means to eject the suppository from s notlikely to produce any discomfort or injury Within the casing, Thisinvention further inin use. The casing holder I5 includes a socketcludes a novel means of packing in which each i6 provided with aninternal thread I'l to mate suppository is mounted in a sanitary sealedVcaswith the external thread II of the casing IU.

lng and in which a plurality of these casings The socket IE ls alsoprovided with a bore I8 and may be packed 1n a container with a singlecasing lo an aperture [E of less diameter than the bore I8 holder andplunger ejecting device. thUS feiming a .Shoulder 2G b etWeen the bOle.I3

An object of this invention is to provide a sani and the aperture I9. Itis to be noted that the tary sealed container for suppositories in whichbore It of the socket I6 connects the aperture I9 the seal is notruptured until the suppository is with the threaded portion I7 of thesocket and ejected from the casing. Y Y l A still further object of thisinvention is to Within the here i8. The piston 2l is integrally providea plurality of suppositories in which each afhXed t0 a Shaft 22 WhieheXtendS through the one is sealed Within a container shell and inaperture i9., It S t0 he nOted that Shaft 221s 0f which eeeh shell maybe attached to e holder for a Smaller diameter than pieton 2i thuspreventing manipulation and use and in which the casing is piston 2ifrom passing` threugh aperture I9. The disposed .of after use oppositeend of shaft 22 is provided with an ex- A further object of thisinvention is to provide ternal thread 23 t0 permit mounting a handle orboth adult and juvenile size suppositories mounted .Socket 'ei-itheleen, SOClet 2G .being provided With within disposable sealed caslngsin which all easan intelnal thread 25 t0 match With thread 23 ings maybe'ntted to a single holder for" easy 2.3 S0 that SOClet 2d may `hequickly and easily atmanipulation and use. thched t0 Shaft 2.2- iS t0 beneted that the Further objects of this invention may te epdiameter ofpieton 2l is slightly less than the parent by reference to theaccompanying deinternal diameter ,Of .Casing lil- When a SuppOS: taileddescription andthe ,drawings in which tory-1S meunted in Casin lIll andcasing -I li is Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a suppository cas-r 3oattached to socket I6, the manipulation of the ing and holding means forthe casing illustrated unit permits the individual t0 push the socket ma Cross Sectional View, or handle 2d and thus force piston 2l down or 2illustrates the adult size supposltory and through the barrel It thuselecting the supposi- Casmg Shown partially in cross Section, and torythrough the aperture I4 and out of the barrel Fig. 3 illustrates apackage containing a plu- :2.3 'it rahty of Sealed SuppOStOl-y Castingsand a homer Referring to Fig 2 there is illustrated the adult for theuse of Said Suppostorie5- size suppository 9A mounted in a casing IGA.It Referring te sie. 1 there ls illustrated a supiS t0 be noted that thebarrel 0f casing IBA is pository 9 and casing I d which is approximatelyslightly larger than the juvenile size shown in the size utilized for ajuvenile suppository Caso Fig Casing ISA is Slmllar to casing I 0 ex miiii ls rormed as an elongated balrel provided Cent that It 1S Slightlylarger, llkeWlSe smaller or with an exterior thread I! on one end of thebarlarger CaSngS may be provided for other size rel. The opposite end I2 of the barrel is rounded SlippOSitOleS- In all instances the threadedend around the complete periphery to provide a Il nts the internalthread I l of the socket It. smooth external surface similar to a nger.In Casing A iS provided With a larger aperture the end l2 there 1sprovided an aperture I4 of a MA dueto thelarser Slze supposltoryAlthough diameter equal to the diameter of the sup-pository the CasingiS ShOWn with a male threaded end that is to be mounted within barrelle. The eas- Il and the socket I6 with a female threaded por ing orbarrel It 1s preferably constructed of a tion I1, this is only onemanner 0f aiXing the stillbut cheap material such as one of the plas-Casing, Other methods 0f J'Oinine may be Similartics or possibly of alight sheetrnetal or one of i ly usedthe specially prepared and stifenedcardboard This invention overcomes most of the objeccompositions. Amodification of this casing is tions to the use of suppositories. One ofthe to form the casing of a similar material but not main objections tosuppositories is the hygienic too rigid. The casing should be fairlyflexible point of View and it is apparentthat in this invention thesuppository may be mounted within the casing I or IDA and a sanitaryfilm 3D of any pure and permissible material that is easily dissolved bymoisture may be used to cover and hermetically seal the suppositoryWithin the casing. The hermetic seal is of considerable advantage as italso prevents the deterioration of the suppository when the suppositoryis allowed to stand for considerable time before application. Thehermetic seal not only prevents the possibility of any foreign matterentering the casing but it also retains the volatile ingredients thatmay he found in a suppository. It is apparent that with the hermeticseal of the suppository it is a simple matter to apply pressure to thehandle which, in turn, causes the piston 2| to rupture the hermetic sealwhen the seal is provided at the affixed end oi the suppository and asthe piston 2| advances to eject the suppository the pressure will, inturn, rupture the hermetic seal at the discharge end. It is alsoapparent that with the suppository mounted Within casing I0 or H3A andthe casing threadably afiixed to socket i6 that the holding unit lpermits the individual to use a suppository in such a fashion that thereis no possibility of the individual soiling his fingers and the holderl5 thus permits the individual to introduce the suppository into theintestine in the most hygienic fashion. The holder also permits the userto pass the suppository further into the intestine and in this positionis much easier to retain for the required time interval.

A further modification of this invention is illustrated in Fig. 3 inwhich the packaging of the holder l5 and a plurality of the casings IBAare illustrated. A box or casing 46 may be provided With ample space topermit a half dozen of the casings A to he mounted in the fashionillustrated and sufficient space to mount a single holder I5. With apackage i0 as described it is apparent that the individual is providedwith a sufficient supply of suppositories for the average use and thesuppcsitories are packed in the most hygienic fashion thoroughly sealeduntil they are actually used. As already stated each casing isdisposable after use thus maintaining a highly hygienic suppositorymanipulating device. Oi course the casing 4D is provided with a cover(not shown) and may also be provided with a cellophane cover for thecomplete package vto retain the package completely sealed until it isready for the individuals use.

Although I have described this invention of a suppository retaining andmanipulating device in conjunction with the standard formedsuppositcries, this invention does not preclude the possibility ofpouring or filling each casing l0 or IDA with the composition normallyused to form suppositories. Thus casing Il] and IBA may be the same offorming the suppository as Well as retaining same in a sanitarycondition ready for use and this invention shall be limited only hy theappended claims.

What is claimed is'.

1. The combination with a suppository of a disposable casing forprotecting said suppository in a hygienic manner comprising asubstantially cylindrical plastic shell in which the suppository isinserted, one end of said shell being hermetically sealed and theopposite end being affixed to a holder, said affixed end being opposedfrom the discharge end, said holder provided with a central plunger,said plunger fitted to the internal diameter of the suppository holdingshell to permit rupturing said seal and ejecting the suppository fromwithin said shell.

2. The combination with 'a suppository of a casing for protecting saidsuppository in a hygienic manner comprising a substantially cylindricalshell, both ends of said shell being hermetically sealed with adissolvable iilrn, one end of said shell being aixed to a holder, saidend being opposed from the discharge end, said holder provided with acentral plunger, said plunger fitted to the internal diameter oi thesuppository holding shell.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,736,078 Haas Nov. 19, 1929 2,059,966 Kaufman et al Nov. 3,1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 252,587 Great Britain June 3,1926

